Justice and Human Rights United Kingdom Project #32309

Rotary Shelterbus for the Homeless in Birmingham

by Rotary Club of Birmingham Breakfast Charitable Trust

Rotary Shelterbus for the Homeless in Birmingham

Project Report | Jan 18, 2019
Shelterbus Project Update: January 2019

By Courtney Patrick | Project Leader

Hello from Team Shelterbus!

First and foremost, let us say on behalf of everyone working behind the scenes here, thank you to all of our donors and supporters for all of your kindness and generosity. The latter end of 2018 was equally challenging and rewarding, but we are happy to report there are big things ahead for Shelterbus in 2019.

We welcomed new additions to the team--what can you bring to the table?

With our continued growth came new additions to the team, working diligently behind the computer helping us with our social media, our media planning and our fundraising connnections. We're always looking for more volunteers to help us take this project forward. Do you know someone who would be interested or would you like to help us with your talents? Get in touch and we'd love to have a chat to see what you can do. Similarly, if you're in the Birmingham area and want to join our Rotary Club for breakfast we meet every Friday morning at the ICC at 7:30AM. Come and join us for a full english and a bit of fellowship.

We raised vital funding--your donations matter!

This year, we raised £3,000 from Tesco Bags of Help, we raised £4,000 worth of Jewsons Building Supplies through their community outreach programme, and with these funds and individual/group donations throughout the year, we raised a total of nearly £13,000. We're continuously appealing for support, and every £ brings us that much closer to getting Shelterbus on the road.

We built partnerships--A Shelterbus coming to your neck of the woods soon!

As finding a partner is the most important step in bringing our vision to life, our team worked diligently to spread our name and build connections with like-minded businesses who would be interested in taking this project forward. Whilst we suffered our fair share of challenges and set backs, we ended the year with an optimistic outlook for bringing a Shelterbus to the Midlands and London. Keep your eyes peeled on our social media pages for updates on our progress and the final launch dates.

2018 has been such a successful year. We couldn't be more thankful for your donations and your time. Every donation matters, every Facebook comment or like matters, every thoughtful email matters. Keep in touch, and keep spreading the word...2019 will be a big year for Shelterbus!

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Sep 21, 2018
Rotary Shelter Bus September Update 2018

By Luca Buratti | Trustee

Dear Friend,

You subscribed to email updates from Rotary Shelterbus for the Homeless in Birmingham by Rotary Club of Birmingham Breakfast Charitable Trust, a project on GlobalGiving. Here's the unedited update from the field:

It is important to all of the Trustees at Rotary Shelter Bus that we keep all of our generous donors up to date on the latest behind-the-scenes news of Shelter Bus.

Finding our partner

The Trustees have been busy behind the scenes working with the local authority in Birmingham to negotiate a partnership. As you know, solidifying a charity/local authority partner is a vital step in ensuring Shelter Bus is up and running. We understand that our tenants will come from all walks of life, some with complex needs that require specialist care. Currently, we are working with the Street Intervention Team to nail out the logistics of how this partnership will work and what funding will be required from both parties. Our goal is for this partnership to be official by the end of the summer or at minimum we have a solid timescale to update our donors further. Stay tuned to our social channels and your inbox for further information.

Fundraising Update

We are also applying for grants to ensure we have sufficient funds to keep the service running.

Rotary Shelter Bus was one of the selected charities to receive a donation from Jewsons building better communities grant scheme. We were donated £4,000, thank you Jewsons.

We have also taken part in the Tesco's Blue tokens. We are currently awaiting the results. this will be a massive help in supporting our funding.

Bus Renovation Update

We are working tirelessly to get our bus ready to be sent to get converted. Our first priority is to ensure we have our partnership organisation locked in, to give assurance to our generous stakeholders that our project is fit for long-term success. Our current talks with the local authority have highlighted even more insight on how to best utilise space in the design. Therefore, a final date on the renovation of ShelterBus is in the works once that partnership and final bus design is solidified.

Volunteer Opportunities

We are always looking for support in the planning and behind the scenes running of the Rotary Shelter Bus. Whether you can help get funding through grants or donations or be a volunteer speaker to help raise awareness by giving talks to different audiences and attending local events.

Thank you so much for all of your support so far. We are continuously taking donations on this platform, as well as any volunteers looking to help make our cause a reality. Don't forget to stay tuned to our Facebook page and share the news. The more people we reach, the more good we can do for our local community.

Have a wonderful summer.

Kind regards,

The Rotary ShelterBus Team

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Jun 12, 2018
Rotary ShelterBus Update June 2018

By Courtney Patrick & Luca Buratti | Trustees

Jewsons Building Better communities

As we welcome the warmer days of summer, it is important to all of the Trustees at Rotary Shelter Bus that we keep all of our generous donors up to date on the latest behind-the-scenes news of Shelter Bus.

Finding our partner

The Trustees have been busy behind the scenes working with the local authority in Birmingham to negotiate a partnership. As you know, solidifying a charity/local authority partner is a vital step in ensuring Shelter Bus is up and running. We understand that our tenants will come from all walks of life, some with complex needs that require specialist care. Currently, we are working with the Street Intervention Team to nail out the logistics of how this partnership will work and what funding will be required from both parties. Our goal is for this partnership to be official by the end of the summer or at minimum we have a solid timescale to update our donors further. Stay tuned to our social channels and your inbox for further information.

Fundraising Update

Our next scheduled fundraiser is the Drive-In Movie night 1 September 2018 at the Stratford racecourse. Tickets range from £12-35 and can be purchased at the following link: http://bit.ly/2p0njwP. The movie of choice is Dirty Dancing. There will be food and drink vendors, of course, fun, so please join us and spread the word!

We are also applying for grants to ensure we have sufficient funds to keep the service running. Rotary Shelter Bus has been shortlisted on to the Jewsons building better communities grant scheme where we are looking for your vote. Please use this link to vote for us.(votes end on the 20th June)

We have also been shortlisted onto Tesco's blue token scheme which will be run in stores across Birmingham from Grand Central station to Frankley. When you next shop at one of the 23 stores and make a purchase please your blue token to vote for the Rotary Shelter Bus project. And as always, share with as many friends and family members that you can.

Bus Renovation Update

We are working tirelessly to get our bus ready to be sent to get converted. Our first priority is to ensure we have our partnership organisation locked in, to give assurance to our generous stakeholders that our project is fit for long-term success. Our current talks with the local authority have highlighted even more insight on how to best utilise space in the design. Therefore, a final date on the renovation of ShelterBus is in the works once that partnership and final bus design is solidified.

Thank you so much for all of your support so far. We are continuously taking donations on this platform, as well as any volunteers looking to help make our cause a reality. Don't forget to stay tuned to our Facebook page and share the news. The more people we reach, the more good we can do for our local community.

Have a wonderful summer.

Kind regards,

The Rotary ShelterBus Team

Birmingham City Centre

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